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Writing a character's thought that's also a question

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only71stitches Ink Virgin Posted 4 years ago

I'm very new to writing and I didn't do so well in English and Grammar back in my school days... LOL

I have a question that I have not found an actual answer for... Everyone seems to have a different opinion on this...

My character's inner thoughts... I write them initialized... I get that... But when it's a question, what the right format?

Example:

How am I alive? he wonders.
How am I alive? He Wonders.
How am I alive, he wonders?

What's the right way to type that?

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Don Roble Contributing Correspondant Posted 4 years ago

You are using the italics as thoughts. No punctuation is needed or correct.
How am I alive? This is correct.

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Mike L B

28 days ago

Thx for feedback guys, I'm doing a more careful edit and found numerous errors which I'm in process of fixing. It's funny how as a writer, it takes scrupulous editing to get things rig

Routh

1 month ago

Ah, I understand now. It is there, but Bootstrap creates a scroll. So, login, click your name to expand the user menu, and then scroll the menu up, and you'll see the options.

ShaneH

1 month ago

Ok i got through. So I was trying it on my cell phone and it appears that on the mobile site, the option isn't there. When i switched the browser to desktop mode, the manage writing options appea

Routh

1 month ago

Shows up here when logged in. Maybe try a CTRL+F5 to force your browser to reload all page content? Are you blocking javascript by chance?

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1 month ago

Hi, I can't find the manage writings and submit writings in the menu. Anybody else getting this problem? Thanks

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I'm back. Still have a few problems but this is as good as I get.

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Hey check out my short story 'Heroine'.

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Just dropped in. It has been a long while. Hi Chris, You too KT and everyone else here on the Den. KT, I do keep in touch with Don Roble too. Be well all.

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